There are three ways in which the Lord reveals His will to us, to guide us, and to fit us to guide others. How may we know His voice from that of a stranger? How shall we distinguish it from the voice of a false shepherd? God reveals His will to us in His word, the Holy Scriptures. His voice is also revealed in His providential workings; and it will be recognized if we do not separate our souls from Him by walking in our own ways, doing according to our own wills, and following the promptings of an unsanctified heart, until the senses have become so confused that eternal things are not discerned, and the voice of Satan is so disguised that it is accepted as the voice of God. {5T 512.1}

[Der er tre måder, hvorpå Gud åbenbarer sin vilje for os for at lede os.] Hvordan kan vi kende hans røst fra en fremmedes? Hvordan skal vi skelne den fra en falsk hyrdes røst? [Gud åbenbarer sin vilje for os gennem sit ord, den hellige skrift. Hans røst lyder også i hans forsyns gerninger; og vi vil kunne høre den, hvis vi ikke skiller vor sjæl fra ham ved at vandre på vore egne veje og handle efter vor egen vilje og følge et vanhelliget hjertes tilskyndelser, indtil sanserne er blevet så sløvede at de evige ting ikke skelnes og Satans røst er så fordrejet, at vi antager den for at være Gud røst.